Top 6 Findings from Stanford’s AI Index Report

Plus, publishing a book in 48 hours

Author

Hassan Osman
April 18, 2024

In today’s newsletter:

  1. 📖 Publishing a book in 48 hours using ChatGPT (and what that means for business leaders)

  2. 🤖 Top 6 Findings from Stanford’s AI Index Report

  3. 🎤 One prompt you can use at work today

Read time: 3 minutes

1. Publishing a Book in 48 Hours

I write books for busy managers as a side hobby.

I wasn’t planning on writing my next book anytime soon, but during one weekend a few months ago, I published a new one.

The idea started out as a joke.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI (the organization behind ChatGPT) suggested that someone should write a book about doing the opposite of conventional management wisdom.

I joked that I was "On it!" and attached a couple of screenshots from ChatGPT. I then decided to take it seriously.

48 hours later (with the help of ChatGPT) I published the book.

I picked “Inverse Leadership” as a title and covered 6 strategies that help leaders defy conventional management wisdom.

I listed it for $0.99 and decided to donate all profits to a good cause.

Here’s the link on Amazon if you’re interested in checking it out:

What does this mean for leaders?

It used to take me around 3 to 6 months to write a short book. With ChatGPT, it took me only 48 hours. Of course, there are several caveats here, so it’s not a fair apples-to-apples comparison.

But take a second to think about how much this productivity lift can help you in the workplace.

You can potentially publish:

  • White papers

  • Business Proposals

  • Corporate announcements

  • Strategy Papers

  • Statements of Work

  • Team Policies

And much, much more in a fraction of the time that you would have spent without tools like ChatGPT.

The future is exciting.

2. Top 6 Findings from Stanford’s AI Index Report

Stanford recently released their annual AI index report for 2024

You can view the full report by clicking here, but there are the top 6 takeaways:

3. One Prompt You Can Use at Work Today

Here’s a practical ChatGPT Prompt you can use at work:

Help me create a project timeline for a [type of project] project that includes key milestones, deliverables, and deadlines. The project is about [short description of project]

For example,

Help me create a project timeline for a software development project that includes key milestones, deliverables, and deadlines. The project is about developing a tool to help employees enter their time.

If you would like to see more of those prompts, check out my free book called: ChatGPT for Better Business Communication.

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P.S. If you’re interested in learning more about simple strategies and frameworks for using AI with your team at work, I recently published a book on Amazon called “Generative AI for Busy Business Leaders” that you can check out by clicking here (ONLY $0.99)